Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110221:15:36:00
Much more difficult than the captain phillips situation. because there you have 15 pirates with four hostages. that's almost four pirates for every hostage. and there's no guarantee that they could conduct a rescue operation without causing harm to the hostages themselves. on the flip side, there are some who also think that the pirates would not intentionally harm the hostages because it would mean that they too would be harmed or even killed in any kind of operation. but that's a very close call. and u.s. officials say we're not near making that decision quite yet, chris. >> all right, mick....
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